Mercedes DTM protégé Maximilian Günther will race in this year’s FIA Formula 2 Championship with the Arden International team, it has been confirmed.

The German graduated to Formula 1’s official feeder series after finishing third overall in last year’s FIA Formula 3 European Championship standings where he claimed five wins and three pole positions.

The 20-year-old, who hails from Oberstdorf, will be teammate to Honda Formula 1 junior Nirei Fukuzumi, completing the British team’s driving line-up.